It really can vary widely from snake to snake.

They each can have very different attitudes, but most can be tamed down with consistent handling.

My hog island male is very tame, but the female I used to have would be hissy every now and then, and clearly NOT want to be handled when she was being hissy. When she wasn't hissy, she'd be fine to handle.

The Suri (BCC) female I have is VERY tame, but her mate, also a Suri, doesn't like to be handled. He's not mean, but seems scared of falling and just tries to get away from being held.

My hypo male (BCI, or "common" is a sweetheart, I've handled him a lot since he was a baby. Nothing seems to phase him.

My hypo female, who I have also had since she was a baby, is afraid of falling. She's also not mean, but when picking her up, she clamps on for dear life, as if I were holding her over the edge of a cliff. Eventually, she calms down and starts exploring, but you can tell she's afraid of heights when first being picked up.

So, you can see even within one small collection, there's a variety of different personalities.

Plus, if you have just one pet, the tamer it will get as you have more time to spend with it.

In general, I've also heard that BCI (common 'columbians') can generally be the most easy-going. BCCs have a reputation of being nippier when young (I got mine as adults, so I don't know). Nicaraguans have a reputation of being nippy as well.

If you are concerned about tameness - you should try to obtain a very young snake, so that you can socialize it and tame it to your satisfaction. If you are not sure you can do that, find a type of snake you like to look at, and whose adult size you wouldn't mind, and try to find a tame adult. Most honest, reptutable sellers will tell you what a snake's temperment is before the sale.
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Lauren Madar - OphidiaGems.com | CageMakers
1.1 Ball Python, 1.0 Hog Island Boa, 1.1 Hypo BCI, 1.1 Surinam BCC, 1.1 Saharan Sand Boa

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